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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Topic started by: Aspen on Sunday 19 April 09 21:38 BST (UK)
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David Spence born c1803 married Elizabeth? had possibly Alexander,Frances, Mary and Jane. I don't know where he came from but he was in Braehead Raphoe,1838, birth of Mary and Milltown Raphoe 1840, birth of Jane. I would like some info. as to where he came and how many children he had. I have nothing before that other his son Alexander married in 1849
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Hi, I am descended from the Spences of Braehead, Raphoe. My great-great grandparents were William Spence and Margaret McElhinney who were married in Newtoncunningham in 1906.
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I must have a look and see if there is a connection to my Spence. Do you have a DNA test on any of the sites? I have mine on a few.
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Moulin
There is a marriage for William Spence and Margaret McElhinney 9th May 1861. Is that your ancestors? If so, his father was Alexander Spence.
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No, I haven’t gone down the DNA road yet. The earliest Spence ancestor I have found is Alexander Spence who died August 19 1837, aged 80 years, at Breahead (sic) Taughboyne, Co. Donegal. I have a David Spence, born June 4 1841 at Taughboyne, Co. Donegal. My great-grandfather John Spence emigrated to Scotland. One of his brothers Robert (Bob) emigrated to Indianapolis, USA.
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Moulin
There is a marriage for William Spence and Margaret McElhinney 9th May 1861. Is that your ancestors? If so, his father was Alexander Spence.
Yes, these are my great-great grandparents.
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Moulin
There is a marriage for William Spence and Margaret McElhinney 9th May 1861. Is that your ancestors? If so, his father was Alexander Spence.
Yes, these are my great-great grandparents.
Sorry, I keyed in the wrong year they were married. Must have had something else in mind at the time 🙄
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Moulin
Did William Spence that married Margaret Elhinney have a sister Mary who married John Connor?
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Moulin
There is an Alexander Spence married to Isabella Elliott. Looks like the marriage was before 1831. The children are
Margaret 1831
Martha 1833
Mary. 1835
Alexander 1836
William 1839
David 1841
David 1844
Andrew 1846
I expect that is not the Alexander that died in 1835.
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Yes, Mary Spence and John Connor married 28 October 1858 at Taughboyne.
Martha Spence, daughter of Alexander Spence and Isabella Elliot was christened at Taugboyne on 13 April 1833. This is my family.
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Try this post in Rootschat as Simon007 is researching the same Spence McElhinney line.
United States of America / Re: Spence family - Hoboken in 1920
I have an interest in this conversation and following it closely. My McClure research has both McElhinney and Elliott attachments.
Happy to chat if McClure turns up in Spence/McElhinney/Elliott research.
Cheers
Jack Gee
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That is interesting as I know that some of my Spence was in Hoboken. However, I have not found a connection to this Spence/McElhinney. My grandmother was McElhinney as well. McClure has married in to the McElhinney family too.
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Try this post in Rootschat as Simon007 is researching the same Spence McElhinney line.
United States of America / Re: Spence family - Hoboken in 1920
I have an interest in this conversation and following it closely. My McClure research has both McElhinney and Elliott attachments.
Happy to chat if McClure turns up in Spence/McElhinney/Elliott research.
Cheers
Jack Gee
The late Simon Bird (Simon007) is a member of my Spence family, although I never got the pleasure of meeting him. William Spence & Margaret McElhinney were our great-great grandparents. In recent days I have been given details from an 1821 church census for Killymard Parish Donegal, for an area known as Drumstevlin, concerning a Spence family. There are McLures in this, and a reference to the USA, although most of the names detailed fail to chime fully with me. That is not say there is no connection, just that it hasn’t been established yet.
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Try this post in Rootschat as Simon007 is researching the same Spence McElhinney line.
United States of America / Re: Spence family - Hoboken in 1920
I have an interest in this conversation and following it closely. My McClure research has both McElhinney and Elliott attachments.
Happy to chat if McClure turns up in Spence/McElhinney/Elliott research.
Cheers
Jack Gee
The late Simon Bird (Simon007) is a member of my Spence family, although I never got the pleasure of meeting him. William Spence & Margaret McElhinney were our great-great grandparents. In recent days I have been given details from an 1821 church census for Killymard Parish Donegal, for an area known as Drumstevlin, concerning a Spence family. There are McLures in this, and a reference to the USA, although most of the names detailed fail to chime fully with me. That is not say there is no connection, just that it hasn’t been established yet.
DRUMSTEVLIN
SPENCE. Jacob [46] Isobel [45] John [22] Elizabeth [19] George
[16] Jacob [13] James [10]
SPENCE. John [321 Jane Wilson
[30] Married 23/3/1819 Dorothy [1
½] William [22]
SPENCE. David [43] Mary [38]
Catherine [15] John [11] Susan [6]
SPENCE. James [41] Jane [38]
William [16] Sarah [10] Andrew [7]
James [4] Mary [1 ½]
[Present John, Sam, and Lizzie Spence great-grandparents]
WRAY. Joseph [35] Barbara [Spence] [35] Lucy [12] Married < McClure David [8] USA Mary [6]
John [3] died young Barbara [married Billy Spence] Mary married Robert Williamson, father of Edward
WRAY. William [40] Eleanor Stewart 281 David 5 Ann married Williamson.
WRAY. David 76] Lucy Acheson
60] Alexander [22] Lucy Taylor [Lucy Acheson's niece [22] William
12] Isaac ?6 months.
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Several McClure/McLure families from Ardara, Mt. Charles, Laghy area. Two clear lines at Tullylagan and Clardrumbarron. I maybe able to help if you list your McLure threads here or as a PM.
Cheers
Jack Gee
[sorry to hear about Simon's passing]
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I’m not aware of any McClures’ in my line, but if I do identify any I’ll report back. There is a clear link to an Elliot family though, as detailed above. Thanks for your offer of assistance. Appreciate it.
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Hello Moulin, the above Drumstevlin Census report has a David McClure in it.
As previously stated there are a number of McCLure famillies in the general area.
I have a copy of a 1858 Griffiths Valuation for Mount Charles with a William Spence & Andrew Spence with also a Thomas SpenceR. If you would like a copy send me a PM.
Also if the Elliott and McElhinney threads lead to other Co. Donegal townlands note it in this forum. I have a number of unattached threads on both lines.
Cheers
Jack Gee